SPOOKY ACTIONS OF A SPOILED GIRL

Alexandra Balasoiu | BIO

He graduated from the Bucharest National University of Theater and Cinematography, Choreography department in 2014 under the guidance of Prof. Dr Raluca Ianegic and Valentina de Piante. Since 2017, he has been coordinating the activity of Indie Box, a ‘box’ with independent projects in the field of contemporary performance, developing together with Denis Bolborea the concept of Flowprints courses, projects to activate and explore public space such as Earsight or Singing Bodies, as well as research projects and production. Singing Bodies resulted in three independent performative works, presented as a trilogy in Bucharest, Timișoara, Cluj and Sfântu Gheorghe. Following a process of collective research of the public space, carried out together with Valentina de Piante and Denis Bolborea, Alexandra creates and performs the solo “Spooky actions of a spoiled girl”. Within the Voice Laboratory, he supports the production of the first acappella album in Romania, with original content developed following a diverse research process of the relationship between body and voice.

As a performer, Alexandra collaborated over time with Andreea Belu, Alexandra Gîrbea, Cristina Lilienfeld and Simona Deaconescu, in performances that were presented in Bucharest, Timișoara, Cluj, Brașov, Iași, Sfântu Gheorghe, Oradea, Istanbul, Linz, New York and Klaipeda. Since 2013, she has been part of the Tangaj Dance collective (tangajdance.com), being integrated in the performances “0001 | Factory of Dreams”, “0002 | Birdville”, “Counterbody” and the dance film “Silent Places”. In 2017, she works with Valentina de Piante on the h.e.art educational project and is part of the creative team of the contemporary circus show “Reveria”, and in 2018 she is invited to continue the collaboration with the State Metropolitan Circus for the Bucharest musical show, Je T’aime .

Credits:

Concept and interpretation: Alexandra Balasoiu
Video projections: Cozlac Andrei
Photo-video: Lavinia Pollak
Sound design: Denis Bolborea
Light design and graphics: Hermina Stanciulescu

Manufacturer: Indie Box
Co-producer: Linotip – Independent Choreographic Center

Partners: PLAI House Association, Creation and Experiment Reactor Association, Moira Cultural and Youth Association, Museum of Senses.
Media partners: Life.ro, Ceașca de Cultura.

Cultural project co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The project does not necessarily represent the position of the National Cultural Fund Administration. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or how the results of the project may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding.